parentage

Example Sentences

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That same year, Judge Pellman denied Xu’s parentage petition in Los Angeles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 14, 2025

And although she didn’t know it, Estelle was misled about her parentage — her elder sister was actually her mother; the mother who raised them both was her grandmother.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2025

Under the Constitution, all American citizens receive equal protection; the government may not subvert our rights because of some arbitrary factor over which we have no control, like our parentage.

From Slate • Feb. 4, 2025

Still, though, It would be remiss to neglect to acknowledge that one of the film’s leads, Ortega, is a Hispanic actor, hailing from Mexican and Puerto Rican parentage.

From Salon • Sep. 15, 2024

Bom in the Transvaal, of mixed parentage, Marks was a charismatic figure with a distinctive sense of humor.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela